Hear Of Darkness Flashcards
(20 cards)
The chief agent of the company in Africa who runs the central station
General manager
The protagonist of head of darkness
Marlow
An efficient worker with an incredible habit of dressing up and keeping himself absolutley tidy
Chief accountant
Natives hired as the crew of the steamer
Cannibals
Marlows relative who gets him a job with the company
His aunt
The chief of the inner station and person Marlows looking for
Kurtz
Marlow also meets this person at the central station and is a favorite of the manager and seems to be a kind of corporate spy
The brickmaker
The bumbling, greedy agents of the central station
The pilgrims
A young man from the coast trained by Marlows predecessor to pilot the streamer
The helmsman
Marlows predecessor as captain of the steamer
Fresleven
Heart of Darkness opens in what setting?
A boat on the Thames river
What does marlow discover atop the fence post at the inner station?
Human heads
Most of Marlows adventures take place in
The Congo
How does Marlows helmsman die?
He is hit by a spear thrown from the riverbank
Where does marlow encounter the “grove of death”
The outer station
Where does Kurtz die?
On Marlows boat
The company primarily trades in
Ivory
At the end of his “report” on the natives, Kurtz writes:
“Exterminate all the brutes!”
The company is
Belgian
What are Kurtzs last words?
“The horror! The horror!”
